MARSHVILLE, N.C. — Crews spent hours Thursday morning cleaning up a smelly mess in Union County after a truck spilled chicken parts all over the road.
Around 3:30 a.m., police said a Valley Protein truck hauling chicken guts was following a car that braked suddenly, forcing the truck driver to also slam on his brakes to avoid a collision.
The truck was hauling chicken guts, and more than 5,000 pounds of parts sloshed out of the trailer and onto Highway 74 in Marshville.
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One eastbound lane of U.S. 74 was blocked at S. White Street while crews scooped up the mess but traffic was getting by in the median.
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The mess was cleaned up and the road was fully reopened before 9 a.m.
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